Newswise — DURHAM, N.C. -- Medicare patients whose implantable heart devices became infected were less likely to die from the complication if they had the hardware removed compared to patients who on… [+3482 chars]
How would you know if you have flu or COVID-19? Should you take both flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccineif these are available to you? All these questions may bother you in these times when you are unsu… [+4363 chars]
Copenhagen, Denmark – 3 April 2022: Who should monitor their heart rate and rhythm and which device should they use? Find out in an international consensus document published today in EP Europace,1 … [+5552 chars]
Cancer patients have been given new hope with a test that analyses tumours to predict the most effective drugs for individual patients. The breakthrough produces a result in as little as 24 hours an… [+2675 chars]
An investigational drug targeting a novel cholesterol pathway has shown disappointing results in the TRANSLATE-TIMI 70 phase 2b study. Vupanorsen is an antisense oligonucleotide targeting hepatic an… [+8781 chars]
If you're grabbing a beverage on the go, unless you're specifically looking for organic or all-natural options, odds are you're going to end up drinking something with at least some ingredients you d… [+2608 chars]
WASHINGTON, DCMavacamten continues to deliver benefits in patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) beyond 48 weeks, according to interim results from the ongoing EXPLOR… [+6934 chars]
Norovirus cases are on the rise in Ireland as health experts say the bug is spreading like wildfire at the moment. As Covid restrictions ease and people resume close contact in crowded spaces, healt… [+2670 chars]
The importance of vitamin D will be the focus of a new review looking at ways to improve intake across the population.About one in six adults and almost 20% of children in the UK have vitamin D level… [+2207 chars]
Summary: Mutations in the IL18RAP gene reduce inflammation and appear to protect the brain against ALS. Source: Weizmann Institute of Science Genetic mutations linked to a disease often spell bad n… [+6221 chars]
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) virus is a small, unassuming virus with only 12 proteins and a genome only a third of the size of SARS-CoV-2. Yet, it manages to hijack the body’s cells to repl… [+3464 chars]
The Health Ministry launched a polio vaccination campaign on Sunday in Jerusalem for children up to age 17 who are not yet fully vaccinated, after eight children were found to be infected with the vi… [+4041 chars]
